Our front office has performed well in recent drafts since the beginning of the rebuild. Still, no team is perfect and there have been some players that have turned out to be really good on the board that we did not select when we had the opportunity. Keep in mind, the player selected must be balanced by removing the player we selected with the closest draft pick before they were selected. Beginning with the 2014 Draft, which player do you most wish the Lakers would have drafted?_________________"To arrive at a contradiction is to confess an error in one's thinking; to maintain a contradiction is to abdicate one's mind and to evict oneself from the realm of reality." Ayn Rand

I'd say Porzingis. He could become a superstar if he makes a complete recovery, and Russell hasn't improved since his rookie year. Plus Porzingis fills a big need on this team._________________"Lindsay Hunter is starting to make Devean George look like John Stockton" - Bill Walton, Game 4 of the 2002 WCFs

it is close....Capela and Jokic are hard to pass on in hindsight._________________"To arrive at a contradiction is to confess an error in one's thinking; to maintain a contradiction is to abdicate one's mind and to evict oneself from the realm of reality." Ayn Rand

also, it is not a direct reflection on the player we selected.....some drafts were just deeper. For example, I think most would conclude that 2016 (Ingram's draft) was one of the weaker drafts.....while 2017 (Ball's draft) was the deepest. Hence, someone may prefer Mitchell or Tatum over Ball....but they may also prefer Mitchell or Tatum over Ingram, Russell and Randle._________________"To arrive at a contradiction is to confess an error in one's thinking; to maintain a contradiction is to abdicate one's mind and to evict oneself from the realm of reality." Ayn Rand

is it possible to add an option to a poll? When I choose edit....just brings up the paragraph section._________________"To arrive at a contradiction is to confess an error in one's thinking; to maintain a contradiction is to abdicate one's mind and to evict oneself from the realm of reality." Ayn Rand

I picked Porzingus simply because at the time I absolutely could not believe all the hype people here were giving Russell and that he was the number 2 pick while if you liked Porzingus you were told u had no basketball IQ and we're completely mocked. That was the only recent first round pick I absolutely could not comprehend. Porzingus without the injuries would have been a top 10 player.

I was Porzingis all the way pre injury. He may come back stronger than ever, or he may be injury prone the rest of his career. Who knows. Tatum may have the most upside on that list, but it’s too early to give up on Zo. He had a great rookie season himself. And the kid can defend. So I went with Booker. Dude has LA written all over him. Except if you count Porzingis and IG models. He seems to be about that Clarkson life.

I’m pretty happy with our picks. I’m sad we let go of Randle, but I trust they had a good reason to let him go. And it’s way too soon to know how good a pick Lonzo and some of the others will be at this point.

Well looking what Randle become, I cant say anything for not drafting Jokic.

And it was really hard to predict Porzingis. But of course he is on my list at the top for sure. IMO he was a star before injury.We still do not have a star player on our team. Including young guys only of course._________________K.O.B.E - King Of Basketball End of story